as in gadget
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
manufacturers of all kinds of widgets for the do-it-yourselfer
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Recent Examples of widget
The home screen now consists of two widgets at the top: one for your library and one for your notes.
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PC Magazine, 21 July 2025
And when there are no flights taking off with a Delta widget on the tail, the artwork reverts to artistic photographs of the five Delta boroughs.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
The color of your folders, which also controls the tint of icons and widgets in tinted mode.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
These included weather widgets, emoji keyboards, video speed controllers and volume boosters.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
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PC Magazine, 21 July 2025
And when there are no flights taking off with a Delta widget on the tail, the artwork reverts to artistic photographs of the five Delta boroughs.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
The color of your folders, which also controls the tint of icons and widgets in tinted mode.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
These included weather widgets, emoji keyboards, video speed controllers and volume boosters.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widget
gadget
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Now, these speedy gadgets have found a new purpose as a fun beach accessory for scuba diving and snorkeling trips.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Aug. 2025
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One of the headline arrivals is Wi-Fi-only commissioning, meaning Matter gadgets can be on-boarded without needing Bluetooth at all.—
Paul Lamkin,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Widget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widget. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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